Authentic Thai Savory Fruit Salad (Som Tum Phon La Mai) Recipe

Step 1

First, gather all the essential ingredients.

Step 2

Cut all the fruits into bite-sized pieces.

Step 3

Use a large clay or wooden mortar to crush the chili and garlic.

Step 4

Add the palm sugar and fish sauce.

Step 5

Use the pestle to thoroughly combine the chili, garlic, fish sauce, and palm sugar until the palm sugar is completely melted.

Step 6

Squeeze the lime juice into the sauce mixture.

Step 7

Add the tomato to the mortar and use the pestle to gently bruise the tomato to release its juices.

Step 8

Add the mixed fruits and pound them gently, just enough to bruise them; do not smash!

Step 9

Use the spoon to assist the pestle in gently mixing the fruits.

Step 10

And that’s it. Transfer everything to the plate, including the liquid. Serve and enjoy!